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Today, 09:28 PMI want to revisit this, because my first response reads like a false dichotomy to me. *I* knew what I meant, but, from my words, y'all might not. ...219 replies | 8436 view(s) -
Today, 06:56 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20So, how's this, then: Every morning, my Elf Wizard goes out with their father (a high-level Arcane Archer, probably) to check the traps. If they...41 replies | 1104 view(s)
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Today, 01:17 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20One big question is “Lawful” vs “Chaotic”: does society provide good to amazing starting gear, or is the individual left to their own devices?...41 replies | 1104 view(s)
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Today, 09:06 AMQuertus replied to a thread Point buy skill systems with efficiencies that shift as you grow in Roleplaying GamesHahaha, I was considering asking about such a x2 cost multiplier, but didn't know enough about the system to know whether that made sense or not....20 replies | 645 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:42 PMQuertus replied to a thread Point buy skill systems with efficiencies that shift as you grow in Roleplaying GamesHonestly? In an amazing coincidence, I happen to be able to give you a good answer wrt my reaction, and the founding causes, because I just happen to...20 replies | 645 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:24 PMHahahaha! Touche. I'm listing different reasons why various things might happen; they're allowed to be contradictory. Also, the PCs are kids....219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:03 PMI told Superman where the Aliens are right now, as well as gave him plenty of evidence that the Aliens are Evil and Up to No Good. And, in this...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:25 PMQuertus replied to a thread Point buy skill systems with efficiencies that shift as you grow in Roleplaying GamesSo... if I'm following you correctly here... buying 6 Mentalism specializations at 1 rank costs exactly as much as raising Mentalism from 5 to 6....20 replies | 645 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:36 PMYeah. My point was just, "let's not conflate 'odds of getting this cool story' or 'ability to get this cool story' or even 'ability to get different...151 replies | 9320 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:29 PMQuertus replied to a thread Point buy skill systems with efficiencies that shift as you grow in Roleplaying GamesSo, what's the down sides of this method? Hmmm... previously, you could have a First Responder who had Medicine 1, with a specialization of First...20 replies | 645 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:07 PMProbably not. That's where this breaks down, for me. EDIT: For example, if I lived in the DC Universe, went up to Superman, and told him that some...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:42 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Agreed, but... the 2000-year-old, NI level Wizard who trained me probably knows a lot. And they'd be kinda dumb not to give their apprentice useful...41 replies | 1104 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:28 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20So, suppose the world is transparent enough for people to be able to understand, in character, the connection between “killing” (etc) and “power”...41 replies | 1104 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:13 AMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20So, let’s take a step back, and look at the factors we’re considering: Level / XP Wealth Safety Cheese / challenge / ability to function...41 replies | 1104 view(s)
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Yesterday, 06:07 AMQuertus replied to a thread Point buy skill systems with efficiencies that shift as you grow in Roleplaying GamesI guess I’d say… don’t do that? If I’ve never specialized before, have 100 ranks in a skill, and suddenly have an in-character reason to...20 replies | 645 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 10:57 PM"That's the best stuff" - I want some clarity here. If I look at a scenario, and realize that Quertus would definitely do X, and Armus would...151 replies | 9320 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 10:41 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Eh, as long as we're splitting linguistic hairs, "overcoming challenges" and "achieving goals" aren't exactly synonyms, either. Even most goalless...41 replies | 1104 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 08:53 PMI certainly hope you're joking. A pure Sandbox just means that, whatever the PCs try, that's The Plot (TM). Whether it works or not is a matter for...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 08:50 PMEh, maybe? On the one hand, I prefer to think of it in terms of Roleplaying, of "I brought this guy instead of that attack helicopter", rather...151 replies | 9320 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 08:33 PMQuertus replied to a thread Pathfinder Converting Vancian to Spell Point Casting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20IME, the advantage of a Spell Points style of casting is a) that you can cast lots of Flight, or Invisibility, or Cure Disease, or other (usually...26 replies | 1684 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 06:23 PMAt the end of the day, a) I love the idea of a group of kids blowing up an apartment building to kill off a Fomorian threat; :smallbiggrin: and...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 06:05 PMQuertus replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Step 1 - find someone smarter & more knowledgeable (ie, higher level) than me to talk to. Such a person exists? Step 2 - take what they tell me...41 replies | 1104 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 04:46 PMUsing that garden key is not optimal if a) the garden is watched -> they are a1) more likely to be noticed and the guards of the room be on alert,...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 04:11 PMAFAICT, historically, I'm generally on the side of maximizing Player Agency, of maximizing "Delta Meaningfulness". Here's my comments on a few of...151 replies | 9320 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 11:29 AMIt explains why they would be in a mode to communicate as minimally as possible. As there is (per your OP) no reason known to them to communicate...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 05:57 PMI mean, I did say things like "randomly" and "without any real evidence" - you could turn that whole text blue, and it wouldn't change the meaning...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 12:58 PMThere are different styles of gaming. In an "Epic" game, the PCs' plan may well have made perfect sense: simply mentioning the existence of the Black...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 12:03 PMOK, I've got to ask the dumb question: why isn't "I'm still a novice" / "I'm not powerful/faithful/whatever enough to do that yet" not a valid answer...16 replies | 1291 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 11:44 AMSo, there's the specific scenario you gave, and the general question about the behavior. This, to me, is like having a patient in the ER, and asking,...219 replies | 8436 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 07:33 AMAs a programmer, of course I love, “magic is just direct calls to the underlying system running the simulation”. But, really, I rarely make it...22 replies | 1784 view(s)
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